Minnesota Statutes
§ 609.491 — FAILURE TO APPEAR; PETTY MISDEMEANOR
Minnesota § 609.491
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Minn. Stat. § 609.491 (2026).
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Subdivision 1.Considered guilty plea.
If a person fails to appear in court on a charge that is a petty misdemeanor, the failure to appear is considered a plea of guilty and waiver of the right to trial, unless the person appears in court within ten days and shows that the person's failure to appear was due to circumstances beyond the person's control.
Subd. 2.Notice.
A complaint charging a person with a petty misdemeanor must include a conspicuous notice of the provisions of subdivision 1.
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Legislative History
1989 c 333 s 5
Nearby Sections
15
§ 609.01
NAME AND CONSTRUCTION§ 609.015
SCOPE AND EFFECT§ 609.02
DEFINITIONS§ 609.025
JURISDICTION OF STATE§ 609.033
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; MISDEMEANORS§ 609.0331
MAXIMUM PENALTIES; PETTY MISDEMEANORS§ 609.04
CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE§ 609.041
PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS§ 609.045
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Minnesota § 609.491, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/609/609.491.